While out in the Westcoast, newest signee to Def Jam and leader of the RattPack, Logic, sat down with Rikki Martinez to discuss life as a XXL Freshman, meeting Nas, and his goal to become one of the best to ever grab a mic and rap. Logic is currently on the road for his ‘Welcome To Forever’ Tour which includes South Florida’s very own, QuESt. Make sure you get your tickets now. Welcome To Forever the mixtape is out now.
Flatbush Zombies sits down with Noisey for an episode of their Vs. The People series where they answer fan questions about drinking bleach, Kimbo Slice comparisons and fans jizzing into their earphones. Check out the interview above. Their Better Off Dead project is coming soon.
Talib Kweli joins Power 105′s The Breakfast Club this morning to talk about his new album Prisoner Of Conscious (STREAM), how the music industry has changed since its golden days, how the industry views him, the Rick Ross controversy with Reebok, radio play, DJing, up and coming rappers, his new book and more.
Tyler The Creator sits down with Elliott Wilson in this new episode of CRWN where they discuss why he continues to tell people his new album sucks, having writer’s block, and more. Check out the first episode above. The full interview is expected to be at least an hour.
UPDATE: the full interview has been added for over a week but I just updated the post with the 3 other parts. He talks about family, looking at goats with Mountain Dew, playing with The Roots, keeping old friends, producing for his idols, and a lot more. Check out the rest after the jump. (more…)
This week, Emilio Sparks hops in the Escalade with Wiz Khalifa for a quick convo where the two discuss Wiz creating his own strain of weed, Heinz ketchup, how boring rap is getting to him, working with 50 Cent, his wedding this upcoming Fall and a few other small things. Doobies to Al Lindstrom for the interview.
Action Bronson and The Alchemist call up Shade 45 together to chop it up with DJ Whoo Kid for a 7 minute interview. Bronsolino takes the time to talk about crowd surfing in Toronto, what rappers he is currently listening to now, his label situation, upcoming projects, his style of rap and more. On the other hand, Alchemist speaks a bit on what albums he has coming up in the near future. Also, Bronson’s collab with Harry Fraud, Saab Stories, is coming soon.
Fabolous makes his way to Power 105.1 to kick it with the crew and spoke about his run in with Ray J awhile ago, not joking as much on Twitter as he use to, Loso’s Way 2 and a lot more in this 30 minute interview. Check it out above. Grab The SOUL Tape 2 if you haven’t already.
Poet turned thriving member of the Florida hip-hop scene, Vinny Virgo has had a big year dropping tracks that have landed him in front of the likes of Talib Kweli on Rap Fix. Beyond that hype moment in time, there is a lot more to the mind behind the Smoke and Smile empire. The West Coast Florida emcee took a few off and connected with Chiefer Adam to talk about the changes he is seeing in his city, recent and future collaborations, SXSW, mind exercises, and way more. Roll up and get familiar with Vinny Virgo. (more…)
While out in New York for Rome Fortune’s release party, Tim Larew of The Fresh Heir sits down with Childish Major, who produced one of the hottest tracks out right now, to talk about the success of “UOENO”, working with Rome Fortune, what he has in store for the future, Two 9′s Curtis Williams and a lot more. Check it out above.
After the successful release of his new mixtape King Remembered In Time, Big KRIT sits down with Ambrosia For Heads for an extensive interview where he touches on a lot of things like:
Meaning behind King Remembered In Time
Process of recording the mixtape
His purpose as an artist
The Banana Clip Theory
Gun Violence
Bun B being his mentor
Pimping vs. Hip-Hop
Consequences of one night stands and substance abuse
Using poetry in his music
Struggles and pressure with first album
Letting fans down with his album
Working with 9th Wonder and BJ The Chicago Kid
Working with other producers
Artwork for King Remembered In Time
4Eva N A Day & Return of 4Eva,
Using stars on his cover
What to expect on his next album
This is a great interview to watch if you’re looking to get a glimpse into the genius mind of Big KRIT. This is only part 1 of 3 of this interview. You can watch the remaining two parts after the jump.
